Adriano Imperador

Drama / Sports

A feature-length documentary limited series about one of Brazil's greatest soccer legends - Adriano, The Emperor. Passing briefly through his soccer career, the film will unveil the story behind the athlete's life. Fame, personal conflicts, family, and above all, the love he had for his origins. A boy who grew up in one of Brazil's largest favelas, Vila Cruzeiro, to become a soccer idol who declined million-dollar contracts, fame and fortune to be able to live alongside "his people". Conflicts, fame, money, depression, humility, mainstream media, cars, women and soccer, are all themes that gravitate around "Adriano, The Emperor's" controversial universe.